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May
08, 2009
News
Headlines
Lifestyle Shift Would Cut Colon Cancer
Rates
Mothers' Views Important in
HPV Vaccination
Concurrent
Chemoradiation Lengthens Lung Cancer Survival
Acupuncture Relieves Radiation-Induced
Xerostomia
U.S. Approves Roche's Avastin for Brain
Cancer
Drug Combo Beneficial in Heavily Treated
Gynecologic Cancer Patients
Agent Orange
Exposure Increases Risk of Aggressive Prostate Cancer Recurrence
Sleep Problems in Cancer
Patients Linked with Pain, Fatigue, Depression
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through Friday, and on the weekends as
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articles have been added to cancerpage news since the last newsletter.
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Free Telephone Survivor
Workshop
Mark your calendar - the seventh annual
telephone workshop series "Living With, Through, and Beyond Cancer" continues on
May 19 with the session entitled "The Importance of Nutrition and Physical
Activity." The program is a collaborative effort between NCI, CancerCare , the Lance Armstrong Foundation, the
Intercultural Cancer Council, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, and the National
Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.The workshops are free; no telephone charges apply. You do have to register. To do that, visit the
CancerCare Web
site. The workshops take place from 1:30 p.m. to
2:30 p.m. EDT.
May is Oncology Nursing Month.
The Oncology Nursing Society has set up a Facebook page where you can share your
experieces with the nurses who have made a difference in your life with cancer.
Oncology Nursing Month Facebook
page. You
can suggest an oncology nurse for special recognition by the Oncology Nursing
Society. Check out the Web page of
this year's recipients here and find a form
for nominations.
National
Nurse's Week
Runs from May 6th through the 12th.
There are 2.9 million registered nurses in the United States. There are more than
240,000 advance practice nurses in the US. These are nurses such as nurse
practitioners, nurse midmives, and nurse anesthetists. Nursing is projected to
be the top growth occupation until the year 2012.
Gathering in the
Time of
Flu
The H1N1 (swine flu) virus outbreak couldn't have hit at a
worse time for the American Cancer Society(ACS) - a time when many
communities were planning their annual fund raising Relay for
Life
events.
According to a statement from the ACS, some local events were cancelled
because of health concerns: "It is important to understand that infections of
any kind are a special concern for individuals during cancer treatment. That’s
because certain treatments, like chemotherapy, can weaken the immune system and
make it harder for the body to fight off germs. Relay For Life is attended by
cancer survivors currently in treatment and as such, we are making decisions
based on what is best for the health of our communities." Find
out more here.
What to do
if you Get Flu-like Symptoms (from
the
CDC)
Advice from the Centers from Disease Control. http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/sick.htm
FDA
Warning
FDA is warning healthcare professionals and patients
that medicated patches with metallic backings can cause skin burns during MRI
exams. These patches include both prescription and OTC
products, including nicotine patches. The metallic backings are not
ferromagnetic, so they are not attracted to the MRI machine's magnetic field.
But the metal does conduct heat, which is what can cause burns in the immediate
area of the patch. Read
more about the warning here.
Farrah's Story on NBC
"Farrah's Story," a two-hour special on NBC, will
air May 15 at 9 p.m.ET. It will include video Fawcett shot during her struggle
with anal cancer. Read more
about the program here.
In the Lab/In the
Clinic
What if you could trap and kill free-floating cancer cells a patient's blood? Wouldn't that solve the
problem of micro-metastasis in early stage disease? Bioengineers at Cornell University have
developed just such a molecule that appears to attract cancer cells, trap
them, and then deliver a death blow. Normal cells circulating in the
blood were left untouched. All this has only been accomplished in the lab,
not in humans. You can
read about the work here.
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